Michael, Please give us some real information. It feels like a gag order has been issued for the actors lately!!! If it is over , I would rather mourn now and not die a slow death waiting for this lawsuit to play out. It doesn’t feel/smell right!! Help…..thanks!!!

No that is not right… ABC needs to settle this… OLTL is much better than AMC…. Please get this resolved soon…

I’ll want both back

They should have brought back Langston, Markko, The Ford Brothers (all of them)

Disappointing news. I wasn’t really into OLTL in the revamp and don’t think it had anything to do with the three characters being gone (especially since we had Todd until the last 2 weeks). I watched because I wanted to support them and hoped it would get better. Loved seeing the original cast members. So glad to hear that AMC will probably be back. It was more “my cup of tea.” Sure hope they’re able to get Michael E. Knight back for good!

No its not the right thing to do, they can revive any dead character and re-cast the roles of Starr and John. I think the reason the ratings were not good were because of the fact that there were no story lines, the beginning of OLTL seemed like a bunch of people just getting together and shooting the breeze, nothing significant happened until the last few weeks when Jack hooked up with his teacher, Clint has his meltdown and Allison’s return. Blame the writers for lack of ratings not the fans.

Doesnt look good…what does the lack of Todd, Starr, or John have to do with it…OLTL has more of the vets involved in story than AMC …they recast Matt and Dee and they could do the same for Starr and John…something smells fishy here!!!…If M.E, K.A. and R.H really want to return they can wen their contracts up…AMC continued without the legendary Erica…Kendal not there full time…yet AMC survives…i think this is more of money issues than anything else!!!

Another thing, we the fans campaigned, fought, wrote letters, made phone calls and kept OLTL alive on the social networks and this is how they pay us back????????????

you got be joking right. Come one this only soap I watch from tv too online now won’t get
see it because this lawsuit.

I think both shows are great and support them but I do think One Life was harmed greatly by what happened with changes done to characters on OLTL while they were on GH. I hope all this mess works out and that PP will be able to get One Life back into production again. I was really enjoying where the story was going. ABC should have honored the agreement to share characters across both GH and One Life, it would have been a win win!!

So very sad. Not only did ABC, Frank and Ron, kill Cole, Hope and Victor Jr., they destroyed John and Natalie and now they are also partly responsible for OLTL’s demise. Had a feeling this was going to happen when a bunch of OLTL stars headed to Beacon Hill. Prospect Park just didn’t invest enough in the reboot, probably due to the lawsuit with ABC. Having watched OLTL for 31 years, this Girl is broken-hearted. I can’t even imagine not ever seeing JOLIE together again. Unfortunately, lawsuits can go on forever and by the time it’s resolved, the leading players… Read more »

AMC didnt have the “Erica Kane” and that show soldiered on. No soap should only be about 3 characters. And if OLTL couldnt tell decent stories because 3 actors didnt return, then those writers should be FIRED. Seriously, PP needs to stop the blame game. They got their 3 characters back, and still didnt use them in the end. So those 3 characters impacted all the other stories going on as well. REALLY????

I don’t think the absence of McBain, Todd & Starr has hampered the show it all! The show still has a wealth of talent: Robin Strasser, Jerry ver Dorn, Hillary B. Smith, Robert S. Woods, Florencia Lozano, and Ron Raines! Both PP and ABC need to move past this and PP needs to realize the assets and blessings they do have — which are many!

This sucks! Stupid ABC, they should have never cancelled OLTL the ratings were better than the other two soaps. GH should have been cancelled, funny how the PTB then hired Valetnini and company to helm it, which only proves ABC knew they and the crew of OLTL were the best. Why else hire them to save GH? Further more to say that 3 actors would have made that much of an impact on the Revived OLTL is insulting to the other veteran actors. John Starr and Todd did not make up the whole canvas of the show they were pieces… Read more »

This is terrible news. I am only a fan of OLTL. I think it hurt OLTL to not have the 3 actors who are now on GH. I know they had Todd, but that hurt the storylines as his entire story focused on how he would leave town which was not very interesting. Why did ABC move mountains to hold onto those 3 actors? Are they so amazing and vital to GH? That seems hard to believe. I think OLTL did not have writers who were familiar with the show, and that hurt OLTL tremendously. Why on earth did every… Read more »

when bob wood & corbin bleu were chatting live with you michael a couple of weeks ago i thought it was strange that neither one had heard anything about a date to start taping season2 – now i see why…………….
this is just so unfair to the fans as well as the actors

So they could keep going, as they were doing, without these 3 actors – and continue the legal battle in the meantime, but are choosing to hold everything while they legal battle goes on? Do I have this right? I AM watching GH – partly to continue watching those 3 actors. But – OLTL could go on without them WITH better writing. I have to admit I haven’t really been into any of the current stories – just watching because I can. That probably isn’t a good enough reason to do anything. Meanwhile over at AMC – I am doing… Read more »

Something was off, just off with new shows. Some questions never got answered. Why did no one react when Victor came back from the dead? Why did Alison have him to begin with? Why was Matthew so pissed at his parents? Was shelter the only place in Llanview? What happened to the country club? The palace? Rody’s? There were some parts that were intriguing – the cult. Loved the fun Bo and Nora, but they need a story. This makes me sad. I get John, Starr, and Todd were a big part of the show in the past, but AMC… Read more »

I’M VERY UPSET .I PAID AHEAD FOR OLTL.SO I’M OWED MONEY.BUT I WILL NOT PAY FOR AMC. NOT A FAN.

AMC is way better than OLTL
OLTL NEEDS MORE CHARACTERS WE ACTUALLY CARE ABOUT

It was nice to see old friends again, but ABC would rather kill these than admit they blew it. Katie, Oprah, Frons, ABC, Disney, all to blame. We didn’t matter in the initial decision, we don’t matter in this…..money money money….egos egos egos…..and the people who watched, made the ratings, were loyal…all get shit. I never have and never will watch the Chew….and to this day have not watched Modern Family because of this….when Modern Family lands on Logo, I’ll watch. What a shame that Katie gets all the money while 1000s lose jobs and viewers lost their show.

I think losing Todd was terrible for OLTL. I do think that OLTL will be back if at all possible. OLTL was really short of actors and the storylines weren’t there. I would love to see Viki and Dorian written into AMC. They are great actors with great personalities. This won’t happen because I think PP does want to bring OLTL back. I am an AMC fan and my heart goes out to the OLTL fans. We thought these soaps were dead before so let’s hope OLTL makes it back. I do think recasts could be done because fans know… Read more »

I smell a rat. AMC was written much better and most likely for a reason I believe is playing out now. The Victor reveal on OLTL fell flat……could not believe what a bore it turned out to be. OLTL was never like that when it was on TV. I believe less effort was put forth on OLTL and I am thrilled that Michael E. Knight is returning to AMC. AMC did not need Susan/Erica full time to succeed as was well noted. Let us know up front the truth so we can morn once again our beloved soap.

I always loved OLTL on ABC and it was by far the better of the two shows at that time. I did enjoy the PP version of AMC better than OLTL. I think that they should figure out this stupid law suit and then get OLTL back eventually too. We don’t need Starr or John but the show really does need Victor and Todd. GH doesn’t need Roger Howarth as Franco. Just let him come back to OLTL where he belongs with Blair!

Prospect Park should have played ball with GH, and vice versa. They could have done soem great crossover stuff and brought much needed attention to the show. That being said, the writing for OLTL just wasnt there. Natalie and Destiny hanging out was never believable and the fact that ittook so long to acknowledge Clint set up the order of protection against John took too long. Cole and Hope wrent relevent to OLTL at the end nor are they to the reboot so to say that GH killing those characters off hurt the show is insulting to the intelligence of… Read more »

Michael Fairman- what is your take on all of the questions you posed to us? You seem to have an inside edge? What is really going on?

Ow
Its about ratings Oltl has been awful to a point slow and stale They have Todd acting soft Tea is screaming and over acting and AMC is pulling in 3 times the view ship PP is pulling the cash for the horse that is winning court case or not if Oltl dont do the numbers PP cant keep sinking cash into it

Oltl started out slow but i started to get hooked. Im sad fans want to watch soaps

I love OLTL and am willing to watch in any form! I have been a fan of 40 yrs. I do miss some key actors but very much enjoy the show and never miss one. Please bring it back!!!!

I think its hard because if I was an actor, I’d much prefer to be on GH with a yearlong contract, etc. I think if PP was so vested in using these characters, they should have played a more active part from the beginning. I have to say, I actually like Roger Howarth as Franco better than I did James Franco, but then again I liked him as Todd and I never was an OLTL viewer. I liked John Mc Bain a whole lot more than Silas Clay and really liked the Starr/Michael pairing. They could relate in a neat… Read more »

Not surprising at all. I’m just surprised both shows weren’t suspended indifinetely. PP is in over its head. I think they are HOPING to win the lawsuit so they can have some money to try to produce the show. I’m curious as to how long the actor’s contracts are with PP? I’ll aslo believe that AMC is in production when it actually IS in production and not a moment sooner.

This news makes me sad. I agree with others that One Life was actually kind of boring but I didn’t care as long as I could still see my “family” on the screen, whether it’s a computer screen or tv screen. I think shelving OLTL may be a legal tactic by PP in their lawsuit fight so I am holding out some hope that the show will be back at some point. If that happens, I truly hope the production team makes some needed changes: lose the new sets like Shelter and the new coffee shop and bring back what’s… Read more »

The lawsuit is about many, many issues, including but not limited to the handling of PP- licensed characters by ABC when they were lent to GH. That is only one of many issues. Read the complaint– it’s all over online. Google it. It’s in straightforward language and is easily followed. PP has cause for grievances and it’s very hard to move forward freely in terms of long- term production/writing/staffing/cable licensing i.e. OWN, etc when you are involved in litigation with a company you are ostensibly in business with that seems–seems– to be actively undermining the ability to run your business.… Read more »

Michael if OLTL is in trouble they had better fix it. If we lose OLTL again I will be one that stops watching soaps. OLTL is my soap, part of my family. Without OLTL I quit my fighting for soaps. AMC has always been given more attention. I don’t understand that. It is not better than OLTL. I enjoy ABC soaps but without OLTL I will be through worrying about saving anything. I am very angry!!!!!!!!!!

You are putting the show on hiatus to settle a lawsuit over three characters? That doesn’t make any sense. I really wish PP would forfeit their rights and give the shows to a cable company! Obviously this is too big for PP, looking at the ratings everyone can see there is still a strong audience for these soaps! Hell, now that Oprah sees that theses are a moneymaker, maybe she’ll take them over. So, next year 2 episodes of AMC each week? This is bull$shit!

This is killing me. OLTL was always the better show and it has nothing to do with the three GH characters!! Hire some good writers! As others have said, there was no story and no “feel” of Llanview—a great cast mostly standing around at a club-Shelter.

Prospect Park needs to hire some long time viewers as consultants. Then you’d have a hit show.

It all comes down to PP is not concern about these soaps but about a lawsuit they can’t win.OLTL could go on without these characters.AMC has gone on without a lot of main characters.Putting them off forever caused a lot to go elsewhere.They need to get over shirtless guys pumping iron and the nightclub scenes and get to the roots of OLTL.To many people predicted this would happen.PP didn’t put enough of the real characters in the stories and now blaming it on three.To many OLTL fans have been disappointed in their story.You have Viki,Dorian,Clint,Nora,Bo,Blair and the youngest cast.There is… Read more »

Yes, as much as I love my OLTL… the writers seemed more interested in way to write “shit” in the scripts that the scripts themselves.

So… get some writers who know the show, then carry on… please !

I love OLTL. It become my “go to” soap when AMC got so bad in its last years on ABC. And it got terrible. OLTL, IMO, had a rocky start in the reboot. But I think it got back on track in all ways by the middle of the season. And the last couple of weeks were spectacular! WHAT a cliffhanger, to end with Alison Perkins standing over Clint, part of this shadow organization that even Jeffrey was a part of. Why it didn’t do as well as AMC is beyond me. I do think that AMC was more consistent… Read more »

Loved OLTL on ABC before it got canned. Was elated when it was announced it would be returning online. Was crushed when it was announced it would NOT be revived afterall. Then was elated, yet skeptical, when it was announced again that it WOULD be revived online for real. Well, after watching the first couple weeks of the online version, I was absolutely disappointed and disgusted with the writing (really? constant swearing? I’m not a prude, but it got to a point where it was just plain bad writing), and casting (recasts, missing characters, etc). I stopped watching, and hate… Read more »

This complete bs, I have been watching OLTL for 30 plus years, I want my soap back on the internet… Screw ABC, why they always got to mess my show up.. It doesn’t bother me that those 3 actors are not on the show..

As a fan of this show, I’m very disappointed to hear this breaking news. I have to agree with many of the comments here regarding OLTL. I have been a fan of this show since the 90’s and do believe that the show didn’t pick up until the end. We still need some questions answered as to how Allison Perkins kidnapped Victor Lord Jr? Why there was no reaction when he returned on the first week of the relaunch? What is the real reason for the involvement of this colt and it’s motivation to destroy the Buchannans? Overall, the storylines… Read more »

Unless this is just a soft way of telling us that the show is cancelled (which could well be the case), I don’t see how this changes anything. AMC and OLTL don’t tape at the same time and AMC season 2 was supposed to be taped before OLTL anyway wasn’t it?

I do not think 3 characters make up the show I say RECAST RECAST!!!!! It has been done before…The lawsuit was ongoing during season1 so be it, I think season 2 can handle it again.. please be honest with us fans …and do not do what ABC did to us.
Business is Business but the show must go on !!!!!!!!!PLEASE…

Honestly, I’m getting to the point where I just don’t care anymore….The three characters that PP is throwing such a fit over could have easily been recast. It would have taken some time for people to adjust to a recast, but that’s what soap fans do…we adjust. It wouldn’t be the first or last time a character has been recast. I think this is a ploy, because the writing over at OLTL hasn’t been up to par….so they’re using this lawsuit as an excuse. Just move on without the characters or recast….and be done with it. I watched all of… Read more »

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Please Prospect park – bring back OLTL.

We supported the show on all the platofrms, OWN screwed it up by having OLTL on at 3:00pm, then without warning moving it to 1:30.

Please Please Please do not give up on One Life to Live. We don’t need the characters on GH, (sigh not even Todd). We do need out Llanview family. DOnt take it away again.

And it you do –roll the characters – all of them into AMC and make the one hour show 5 times a week.

Please dont take my Viki away again.

I don’t think they should wait to start Season Two. I think what they should do is tell some interesting stories a la the old version of OLTL and carry on. We had Todd for most of Season One, so I don’t think that affected ratings too much. John and Starr were MIA but so were many, many other characters. I mean, geez!, you had a lot of veteran performers returning to do very little after all the writing changes and they fought to find their footing. I’m really not complaining, because we were warned that this was a new… Read more »

This doesn’t come as a surprise to me. I posted on another one of your threads that I doubted that OLTL would be back…at least in the near future. What I resent is how Pepperman…or whatever her name is…made it seem like they had such great things in store for OLTL…she said this only recently. On the other hand, they also just hired new writers. Didn’t anyone review the scripts before they aired? There was obviously so much dissatisfaction with the first few weeks of OLTL stories that it lost viewership…which explains why AMC had the higher ratings this go… Read more »

IF PP pull this shit, then 2 episodes of AMC won’t be acceptable.. they’d better give us at LEAST 4, if we are lucky they’ll cancel that ‘more’ show and give us 5!

Too many chiefs and not enough Indians. Just about everyone had their fingers in the mix before the cake was baked and the bottom line was money, greed and ego. Prospect Park has been waging an uphill battle with everyone from ABC to Oprah and One Life to Live has the dubious honor of (once again) being the victim. ABC(Disney) is a diabolical, ruthless corporate mutation that promotes paltry mediocrity such as KATIE by axing a successful series such as OLTL. Behind the scenes monetary deals and monkey business the size of an army of King Kongs has been rampant… Read more »